Light grey ironstone chambered pot with a relief leaf design. Stamp on underside: Coat of arms WH Grindley & 02, England. Royal ironstone China.Royal ironstone China coat of arms W H Grindley & 02 Englandbrowne, dot

Kew achieved independence from the Boroondara Roads Board in 1860. As a new municipality, its first three leaders were designated as chairmen. On becoming a borough in 1863, its leaders were identified as mayors. The earliest photographs date from ca.1906, when the Town of Kew commissioned the noted local photographer Josiah E Barnes to produce standardised portraits of former mayors to be displayed in the Mayoral Chamber of the Town Hall. The collection also includes photographs by other well-known photographic studios such as Burlington Studios, Melba – Melbourne, Stuart Tompkins, Spencer Shier and Talma & Co. The majority of mounts identify the photographer. Eighty photographs are housed in their original frames.This portrait is one of a series of mounted and framed photographic portraits of mayors and town clerks of the former Borough, Town and City of Kew. The portraits were transferred by the City of Kew to the Kew Historical Society in March 1989. A Significance Assessment in 2018, funded by the National Library of Australia confirmed the historic, and often artistic significance of the series.Framed portrait of Cr. G.F. Pedersen, Mayor of Kew 1941-2. The mounting and framing of the photograph follows a typical layout or style in that each is framed in dark wood, glazed, and laid down on an inscribed board. The inscription identifies the name of the mayor and the year/s that he/she served.Cr. G.F. Pedersen / Mayor 1941-2 H Pullan Cooke Studiosmayors of kew (vic), australian photographers - h pullan cooke studios, kew (vic.) — municipal collection

DEATH OF MR. H. NEWMAN. Widespread regret will be felt at the announcement of the death of Mr Henry Newman, an old colonist and a member of firm of Newman and Sons Proprietary Limited, jewellers, which occurred at his residence, "Sadova," William street, on Saturday, at the age of 89 years. Mr Newman who was born at Riga, in Russia, went to England when a lad, became naturalised, and emigrated to Victoria 61 years ago. He tried his fortune at Ballarat but soon afterwards returned to Melbourne, and began business as a jeweller, on a site in Collins street that is now occupied by Scott's Hotel. A few years later Mr Newman went back to England, where he was married. On his return to Victoria again he resumed his jewellery business in Elizabeth street opposite the General Post-office. An interesting fact in connection with his business is that his first journeyman watchmaker was Mr. Thomas Gaunt, the founder of the firm of Messrs. T. Gaunt & Co. Five years ago Mr. Newman retired from the business, which has since been carried on by his two elder sons. Although he took no active part in public affairs, Mr Newman was held in high regard on account of his business integrity, sterling personal worth. and the unostentatious way in which he did good. His vitality, even in his later years, was wonderful. On four occasions he met with accidents, having been twice knocked down by motorcars and twice by trams, without having sustained injury. A widow and grown up family of four sons and four daughters survive him. The Age Monday 27 October 1913, page 9. Roy Cronin 156 High Street Kew Jeweller and watchmaker. East side between Denmark Street and Cotham Road. Wood, enamel, brass and glass wall clock, the movement made by H Newman of Collins Street, Melbourne. A small label on the interior records the name R. Cronin, 156 High St, Kew, 1/7/20. It is unclear whether Cronin, a watchmaker and jeweller may have repaired or sold the clock. The clock (broken) is housed in a steel box.roy cronin - watchmaker - jeweller - kew (vic), h newman - melbourne (vic) - collins street - jeweller - clockmaker

Report - 32 pages centre stapled, printed on foolscap paper, has an index (see image i2), report of the Royal Commissioner Sawyer titled "Report on the Status and Affairs of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the scope and working of the State Electricity Commission Acts". Looks at the financial situation of the Commission, its management, equipment, power supply systems, Newport, technical issues, hydro power stations, Yallourn, problems with brown coal, use of Richmond Power station Signed by author on rear page. Note: At the time of cataloguing very little found on Mr. W. Sawyer - see reference in Trove for meeting with Sir John Monash - http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3737172/446386 and International Electrical Engineers - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=5217646, that he died 1/3/1966, age 93 - had been associated with Electric Street Railway companies, the Railway Engineering Department of General Electric and the firm Ford Bacon and Davis in New York City. For scan of full document see htd2104i3.pdf - downloaded from the Parliamentary web site - 29/7/2018.In the top right hand sector "J.P.S. just to let you know that I have appreciated your many courtesies and kindnesses HHS - 28/5/26". On rear page, has been signed by Willits H. Sawyer.trams, tramways, secv, power supply, royal commission, newport power station, richmond power station

Donated by John JanssonBlack & White Photograph. Tree dominant in foreground, bridge stretching to Newhaven in background. Photos 139-03 & -04 are identical so not listed separately."E. H. Baxter, A.F.I.A.P." On Back: "San Remo - Newhaven Bridge Phillip Island"phillip island bridge, e. h. baxter, john jansson

00020.1 Spectacles are comprised of two rimless round glass lenses. The arms are thin wire arms, possibly copper. Two nose clasps, possibly copper. 00020.2 Black leather case with purple velvet lining.00020.2 H. Margules F.N.C.O. S.O.I. Qualified sight specialist, 39a Broadway, Sydney spectacles, glasses, margules, spectacle case

Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1861; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888; Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1941RealismGift of Mr Gordon S. Ross, 1978Interior of shearing shed with figures, shears, animals and wool. Copper coloured gesso frame.Recto: Signed "J. H. Scheltema" in brown oil in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, interior, shed, shearing, sheep, figures, animals, wool, farm

Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1861; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888; Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1941NationalismGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Rural landscape with grazing cows and trees. Gold gesso frame.Recto: Signed "J. H. Scheltema" in brown oil in l.r.c of compostion; Not dated; Not titled painting, landscape, pastoral, cows, animals, trees, grass, rural

Cream china Jug with three gold and two blue decorative lines painted around top, one gold line down handle. Small spout, angled handle.H. Aynsley & Co. Ltd. England' Painted on base, 'Made in England' imprinted on basedomestic items, food & drink consumption, jug, milk, stripes, china, h. aynsley, cream, england

Copy print of a sepia toned image of a Bendigo Tramways Co. Ltd steam tram motor (No. 2) and trailer No. 6, possibly on the depot access track. Shown as a W. H. Robinson photograph, was scanned from a block mounted print. Has in pencil "1892 - 1902" reproduced on the photograph. Trailer No. 6 has a roof advertising board "Drapery half price Beehive Sale". shows in detail the presentation of the trams, painting scheme, bogie arrangements. Two copies held. 4369.2 - Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Added 30/6/2013. Has 'WJ T168" written in ink on the front of the photograph. See item 9464 for a glass plate negative of this image and 987 and 1439 for other images.Yields information about Bendigo steam tram and their trailers.Black and White reproduction printCopy 1 - Has "17)" in the top left hand corner of the front of the photograph. On the rear "(8)" in pencil in the top left hand corner. In pencil and ink "Bendigo Tramways (steam system) 1892", "Copied from William H Robinson / Leonard C. Bennetts Collection" and a "William F Scott" address label in the bottom right hand corner. Also has cropping instructions and other marks. Copy 2 - In pencil "Bendigo / William H Robinson / Leonard C. Bennett Collection" 4369.1 - on rear in ink "Bendigo No. 2 Motor, No. 6 Car, Mollison St. 1895" Motor No. 2 by Baldwin B/No. 12242 of 1891" Has Wal Jack copyright stamp on rear and number T168 written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, mollison st, steam trams, trailers, tram 2, tram 6

Contains schedule of events for the show, including advertisements, rules and regulations, show categories.Small yellow cardboard bound printed catalogue. On front schedule, Tatura and Goulburn Valley A H & P Assn Inc 116th Annual Show, their logo, date of show and picture of family going to show.a h & p assn inc., tatura and goulburn valley a h & p assn inc., show catalogues

Born: Edinburgh, Scotland c.1818; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia c.1867; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1900VictorianGift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1985Rural landscape with dirt track, narrow stream, trees and steep mountains. Gold brushed and painted timber frame.Recto: Signed and dated “J H Carse / 1866” in brown oil, l.r.c of composition; Not titled painting, landscape, mountains, river, clouds, sky, trees

This trophy was won by H. Cumming, member of the Orbost Rifle Club. Harold Cumming was the son of William Cumming a Bete Bolong farmer who was a Shire councillor, a well-known local sportsman and a Rechabite. Jacob Perry was an Orbost farmer. Born 1874. Died 1950. He was a Boer War veteran , 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen. a shire councillor and worker for school affairs.This trophy, in excellent condition, is aesthetically significant as well as having a well-provenanced historic significance. Harold Cumming was the son of William and Ellen (Mundy) Cumming who farmed land at Bete Bolong from c1880s. A silver plated trophy - a coffee pot - won by H. Cumming. It is an Orbost Rifle Club trophy - the Jacob Perry Memorial Trophy - 1954.O.R.C. JACOB-PERRY MEMORIAL TROPHY 1954 Won by H. Cummingorbost-rifle-club trophy cumming-h

The Joseph H Scammell sailed from New York on 13th January 1891 bound For Melbourne Australia. On 7th May 1891 she hit rough weather outside Port Phillip Bay, and hit the reef 400 metres off Port Danger, at Torquay. The people on board were rescued the next day but the ship broke up and cargo and goods were strewn along the foreshore. An auction of goods was conducted by Burns and Sparrow and this dish was purchased by Edwin Molyneaux, one of the Founding Fathers of Torquay, and donated by his Great Grand daughterThis item was rescued from the only shipwreck off Torquay. The focus of this wreck has formed part of Torquay's history and folkloreA solid rectangular clear cut glass dish, part of collection from the Joseph H. Scammell.Original Note of unknown author "off /Joseph H/Scammell/May7th 1891glass dish, wreck of joseph h scammell

This dry tobacco variety of snuff is a finely ground, flavoured tobacco intended to be sniffed into the nose (not further into the sinuses or throat). It can vary in grind, blend and moistness. Snuff sniffing has been popular, particularly amongst the aristocracy, since the 1600’s and into the 1900’s and is becoming popular again as an alternative to smoking. It delivers a ‘hit’ of nicotine with lingering flavours that last for 15 to 20 minutes. It can be used by pinching a small amount from the container with thumb and forefinger then holding the pinched fingers to each nostril and giving a quick short sniff to transfer the snuff into the nostril. Another way is to sniff it from the ‘anatomical snuff box’, the depression on the back of the hand between base of thumb and forefinger. The user can also purchase a specially crafted snuff box or a bullet shaped nasal dispenser. A useful accessory to have on hand is a handkerchief, as the process of inhaling snuff can cause sneezing and increased nasal discharge. Snuff will keep in its sealed packet for up to 2 years, and for up to 6 months once the packet is opened and kept in a cool dark place. The snuff in our collection branded “J. & H. Wilson Ltd” dates between May 1895, when Joseph and Henry Wilson became a Limited company (they were originally part of the Wilsons & Co. company and were cousins of the proprietors), and 1953, when they sold their business. This snuff once belonged to Dr. W. R. Angus and was part of his personal effects. It was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he would take time to further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . The organisation began in South Australia through the Presbyterian Church in that year, with its first station being in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill where he’d previously worked as Medical Assistant and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what was once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr L Middleton was House Surgeon to the Nhill Hospital 1926-1933, when he resigned. [Dr Tom Ryan’s practice had originally belonged to his older brother Dr Edward Ryan, who came to Nhill in 1885. Dr Edward saw patients at his rooms, firstly in Victoria Street and in 1886 in Nelson Street, until 1901. The Nelson Street practice also had a 2 bed ward, called Mira Private Hospital ). Dr Edward Ryan was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1884-1902 . He also had occasions where he successfully performed veterinary surgery for the local farmers too. Dr Tom Ryan then purchased the practice from his brother in 1901. Both Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan work as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He too was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. Dr Tom Ryan moved from Nhill in 1926. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1927, soon after its formation, a rare accolade for a doctor outside any of the major cities. He remained a bachelor and died suddenly on 7th Dec 1955, aged 91, at his home in Ararat. Scholarships and prizes are still awarded to medical students in the honour of Dr T.F. Ryan and his father, Dr Michael Ryan, and brother, John Patrick Ryan. ] When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery states “HOURS Daily, except Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday afternoons, 9-10am, 2-4pm, 7-8pm. Sundays by appointment”. This plate is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Tom Ryan had an extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926 and when Dr Angus took up practice in their old premises he obtained this collection, a large part of which is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. During his time in Nhill Dr Angus was involved in the merging of the Mira Hospital and Nhill Public Hospital into one public hospital and the property titles passed on to Nhill Hospital in 1939. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. ). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (The duties of a Port Medical Officer were outlined by the Colonial Secretary on 21st June, 1839 under the terms of the Quarantine Act. Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1941-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. Their interests included organisations such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical Society (founding members), Wine and Food Society, Steering Committee for Tertiary Education in Warrnambool, Local National Trust, Good Neighbour Council, Housing Commission Advisory Board, United Services Institute, Legion of Ex-Servicemen, Olympic Pool Committee, Food for Britain Organisation, Warrnambool Hospital, Anti-Cancer Council, Boys’ Club, Charitable Council, National Fitness Council and Air Raid Precautions Group. He was also a member of the Steam Preservation Society and derived much pleasure from a steam traction engine on his farm. He had an interest in people and the community He and his wife Gladys were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Snuff, in rectangular cardboard packet sealed in a wrapper, part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Pale blue wrapper with dark blue print showing manufacturer’s details. C. 1895-1953 The label reads “WILSON’S / MEDICATED / NUMBER / 99 / SNUFF /J. & H. WILSON LTD. / SHEFFIELD” and “REDOMMENDED FOR / PUNGENCY AND FLAVOUR”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, snuff, hot dry toast, j. & h. w ltd., j & h wilson ltd., joseph & henry wilson ltd., tobacco sniffing, personal effects

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the history of Essendon electric system, track layouts, dimensions, field book notes, plans, sketches of Trackwork prepared by A H McC? - dated 28/8/1958. "Information searched at MMBW from 40' to 1 inch plans showing Essendon Tramways" Includes a copy of a newspaper cutting from The Age 11/10/1956, titled "A Women Drove the First Tram". Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds, mmbw, opening

Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1801; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1853; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1879ColonialGift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1987Watercolour depicting a rural landscape with a settler's hut and figures standing in a cleared paddock. Gold and grey brushed timber frame with off white window mountRecto: Signed "H L Van den Houten" in brown watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledwatercolour, landscape, house, figures, path, fence, building, hills

Book - brown card cover, stapled with a set of 9 Acts of the Victorian Parliament that involved the MMTB and other tramways. Contains the following Acts: 1 - Act 3367 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 15/12/1924 2 - Act 3308 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 18/12/1923 3 - Act 3247 - relating to the works and undertakings of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited in the Municipal District of the City of Melbourne and the City of Essendon - 21/12/1922 4 - Act 3023 - to amend the MMTB Act - 16/12/1919 5 - Act 2995 - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1918 - set up the MMTB - 7/1/1919 - document has been trimmed on the right hand side to enable the various parts to be opened up - has many hand written notes on changes to the Act, underlining. With in the covers are many hand written notes on the various Acts and questions and comments - pencil on plain paper. See Also Reg Item 2108 for these and other Acts bound into a book.The various Acts have "H. S. McComb" written on the top right hand corner in ink or pencil.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, nmetl

Correspondence - original documents - Opinion 5 pages pinned in top left hand corner, plus requested document - all on typed foolscap paper, by W. T. Tredinnick, of Selborne Chambers 10/10/1950, titled "re Municipal Officers Association (MMTB Sub-Branch) - right to appeal against classification." Outcome summarised on rear page - currently no right of appeal as to classification.Page requesting opinion - has "H. S. McComb esq" written in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, mmtb, unions, moa, legal agreements

History of MarnooOrange card cover with Black print.Glimpses of a Rural District Reprint on part - Fragments of Marnoo Catherine H. Campbell Inside Authors Signaturestawell marnoo

This mess tin belonged to MELIA JAMES HENRY : Service Number - VX18960 : Date of birth - 08 Oct 1900 : Place of birth - WARRINGTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - CHURTON MARGARET The mess tin was manufactured by Sellman & Hill (S&H) Ltd from Wolverhampton. British aluminum mess tins were used by most of the Empire early in the war. A new pattern of mess tin was developed for the Web Equipment 1937 Pattern, which was a nested, two-piece rectangular mess tin with long, folding handles. Mess tins were used to prepare or heat food but they were also used as a container from which to eat and drink. The tins were lightweight and sturdy but they became hot very quickly when heated. Mess kit consisting of two pieces: One rectangular aluminium mess tin from WWII with multiple hand-carved inscriptions on outside indicating owner and locations he was stationed in 1940 and 1941. Welded handle attachment, although handle itself is missing. There is also a small, flat bottomed aluminium cup.Multiple hand-carved inscriptions on three external sides of the mess tin: Side one: "1940 Palestine / Egypt / VX18960 / Dvr Melia. J / AASC / 1941 Libya" Side two: " BARDIA / GREECE / TOBRUK" Side three: " Gaza / Beit Jerga / Kfar Vitkin / jaff / TEL-AVIV / Jerusalem / Nazareth / Haifa" Manufacturer's hallmark stamped on side four: "S.&H. LTD / 1938" and below that a stamp of an arrow pointing upmess tin, aluminium mess tin, wwii, wwii mess tin, sellman & hill, british mess tin

Photographic record by Russ Haines, RDHS, in 2008.

Hand written certificate on cardboard backingPresented by the citizens of the Shire of Lillydale. Signed by William MacKinley-President and J C Winterbottom - Shire Secretary

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